About

Sifu / Guro / Instructor / Coach Raymond Crow opened the first school in DFW for JKD, Wing Chun, Kali, Silat, and Thai Boxing in the 70's. He is the founder of the UWAK Kali/Silat System. He was also an assistant to the former conditioning coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Coach Bob Ward from 1983 to around 1989. Sifu Crow is one of the most senior knowledgeable and experienced Kali and JKD instructors in the southwest.

Sifu Raymond Crow founded the UWAK® Kali, and UWAK® Silat systems – “UWAK” meaning “CROW” in both Chinese and Tagalog… Sifu Crow is certified under three of SiJo Bruce Lee's students. Sifu Raymond Crow is certified to teach Wing Chun, Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan and JKD concepts, Filipino Martial Arts, Thai Boxing and Pentjak Silat and Soempat. Grand Master Raymond Crow was first inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2006. He was also inducted in the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

The following instructors Sifu Crow has trained with and received certifications to teach:

• Sifu Richard Bustillo (1979)
• Sifu Larry Hartsell (around 1984)
• Guro Dan Inosanto (1979)
• Ajarn Chai Sirisute (around 1984)
• Guru Victor De Thouars (around 2003 and permission to teach)

Some other instructors I trained with over the years:

• Guro Lindsey Largusa (Villabrille/Largusa system)
• Sifu Joe Cowles (Bruce Lee student)
• Sifu Jessie Glover (Bruce Lee student)
• Sifu Hawkins Cheung (Wing Chun)
• Sifu William Cheung (Wing Chun)
• Sifu Toy (Wing Chun and other Chinese arts)
• Sifu Francis Fong (Wing Chun)
• Sifu Augustine Fong (Wing Chun)
• Sensi Vince Tamura (Judo)
• Salem Assli (Savate)